Football
- Title:
- Running Backs Coach
- Email:
- football@central.uh.edu
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• Coach Justin Johnson on Twitter
Coaching Accomplishments
• A Houston alum, Justin Johnson is in his second season with the program where he serves as the Tight Ends/Y-Receivers coach. He spent the 2019 season as Running Backs coach after three seasons at Kansas, his final season as a receivers coach.
• Johnson arrived in Lawrence, Kan. in the spring of 2016, serving as an offensive analyst in his first two seasons with the Jayhawks.
• Johnson served as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M in 2013, helping the Aggies to a 9-4 record including a Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over Duke.
• Johnson's coaching career began at his alma mater in 2012, serving as an offensive quality control assistant for the Cougars.
• Johnson was a four-year letterwinner at UH from 2008 to 2011. As a senior, he helped lead the Cougars to a record-setting 13-1 overall mark and a dominating win against No. 23 Penn State during the TicketCity Bowl.
• The Richardson, Texas, native finished second on the team with 1,229 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns on 87 receptions on the way to earning All-Conference USA First-Team accolades.
• Johnson was a versatile student-athlete during his collegiate playing days with the Cougars, competing on special teams and as a running back, wide receiver and tight end at various times. During his career, he competed in three bowl games and two Conference USA Championship games.
• Off the field, Johnson was a member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and was selected to participate in and graduated from UH’s Athletics Leadership Academy. He was awarded the UH Committed Cougar Award twice.
